LendingCrowd

Edinburgh-based UK SME term lender that launched in 2014 as a P2P platform and now funds via a mix of retail and institutional capital. Tickets £75k to £500k over 6 to 60 months. Eligibility floor sits at 2 years trading, £100k turnover, Ltd or LLP, with a property-owning director PG up to £350k.

Quick routing verdict

  • Product: Term loan.
  • Ticket band: £75k to £500k.
  • Decision time: 24 to 48 hours.
  • Pricing: Fixed for the term, quoted at offer.
  • Soft search at quote stage: no credit-file footprint.
  • FCA-authorised.

At a glance

Legal entity
LendingCrowd Finance Limited
Companies House
SC623674
Founded
2014
Product
Term loan
Ticket range
£75k to £500k
Decision time
24 to 48 hours
Ltd-only
Yes (FundBiz routes Ltd / LLP / partnerships of 4+ only regardless)
Last reviewed
2026-05-08

Why we route here

  • Mid-ticket coverage (£75k to £500k) underserved by smaller fintechs.
  • Fixed-rate-for-term pricing rather than variable.
  • No early repayment fees.
  • Funds typically next working day after approval.

When we route elsewhere

  • Two years trading and £100k turnover floor rules out newer Ltd companies.
  • Property-owning director PG needed up to £350k; additional security above that.
  • Headline APR not advertised; quoted only at offer.
  • Smaller brand awareness vs Funding Circle / iwoca for equivalent tickets.

Best fit applicants

  • Established Ltd / LLP with £100k+ turnover
  • £75k to £500k tickets
  • Director-led SMEs comfortable with a property-backed PG

Where LendingCrowd is the wrong fit

  • Sub-2-year trading
  • Sub-£100k turnover
  • Pre-revenue startups

If declined by LendingCrowd

If your application to LendingCrowd is declined, the FundBiz post-decline matcher routes by decline reason. Common alternatives in our panel are listed in the "When we route elsewhere" section above. See also our LendingCrowd decline runbook for sector-specific routing detail.

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How we rate LendingCrowd

This review is FundBiz's own editorial assessment, scored against a published framework. See our methodology for how we rate each lender.

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-08. By Oliver Mackman.

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